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Can you say semiquincentennial five times fast? It’s a big word. You’ll probably hear it a lot this year. That’s because the United States is celebrating one right now. A semiquincentennial marks a 250th anniversary. On July 4, 2026, the…
What does America mean to you? That’s what the America’s Field Trip contest wants to know. Students in grades 3 through 12 can respond with art or writing. It’s part of the America250 initiative. The contest was held in 2025…
Take a trip through ancient Egypt. Learn about pharaohs. Learn about their burial. Gaze up at a 36-foot-tall statue of an ancient king. Look out at the Great Pyramid. You can do it all at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).…
Ancient Egyptian kings were called pharaohs. After they died, pharaohs were made into mummies. Egyptians believed the dead would need their bodies in the next life. First, the body was cleaned. Egyptians used water from the Nile River. The body…
In the United States, money features images of people. They’re important people from history. Almost all of the people on money have been men. But new quarters feature famous women. That’s thanks to a program that started in 2022. It’s…
The American Women Quarters Program is a four-year program. It started in 2022. It ends this year. Below are the 2025 quarters. Read about each notable woman. Which one inspires you most? Althea Gibson (above) was a tennis player. She…
The first New York City marathon took place in 1970. It was hosted by New York Road Runners (NYRR). Only 127 runners entered the 26.2-mile race. Now it’s the world’s largest marathon. It’s held on the first Sunday in November.…
The other president we honor on Presidents’ Day is Abraham Lincoln. His birthday was February 12, 1809. He was born in a log cabin in Kentucky. His parents did not know how to read or write. But Lincoln would go…
In early November, a diver was swimming off the coast of Sardinia. That’s in Italy. The diver spotted pieces of metal on the ocean floor. He alerted authorities. More divers were sent to look. The pieces turned out to be…
On January 17, archaeologists in Norway announced a discovery. They may have found the world’s oldest rune stone. The flat rock is etched with runes. These are letters. They’re from an ancient language. The stone could have been carved 2,000…
